Nashik civic body starts process to outsource 1,175 sanitation workers
Nashik: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has initiated a fresh tender process to outsource 1,175 sanitation employees for cleaning operations.
This comes after the Bombay high court invalidated the previous tender conditions earlier this year in Feb.
These workers will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness along the Godavari river banks, specifically from the Ahilyabai Holkar Bridge to the Kapila Conflux, as well as in the Nashik East and Nashik West divisions.
The selected agency will be awarded a five-year contract, with a potential extension of another three years based on satisfactory performance. The cost for this project has increased significantly, jumping from the previous Rs176 crore to Rs237 crore for the five-year term.
The contract with the current sanitation agency has already ended, but the NMC has granted an extension until the end of Aug. Currently, the existing contractor provides 700 sanitation workers.
However, the new contract aims to boost the workforce to 1,175, ensuring more comprehensive sanitation services in these key areas.
On Feb 20, the high court had struck down some conditions laid down by the civic body in its tender and granted permission to reframe the terms related to work experience and financial net worth.
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